What proportion of Australian school students aged 12-17 years drink at levels that increase their short-term risk of injury?
In 2017, 44% of Australian school students aged 12-17 years had ever drunk alcohol at levels that increased their short-term risk of alcohol-related injury. Sixteen percent of students drank at short-term risky levels in the past fortnight; 23% did so in the past month; and 41% did so in the past year.
Source: Cancer Council Victoria (2018). ASSAD 2017 Statistics & Trends: Australian secondary school students' use of tobacco, alcohol, over-the-counter drugs, and illicit substances.
Short-Term Risk of Alcohol-Related Injury: The Australian alcohol guidelines that were in place at the time this survey was undertaken (2017) stated that drinking five or more standard drinks on any single occasion significantly increases short-term risk of alcohol-related injury.